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W. I. TUTTLE.

, REEL CONSTRUCTION.-

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29. I9!6.

Patented June 21, 1919.

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IIVI/E/V TOR I REEL CONSTRUCTION".

Specification of Letters Patent.

TED STATESLPATENT OFFICE. f I

ALTER I. TUTTLE'; or PROVIDENCE, arronn ISLAND.

Application filedFehruary 29-, 1916; Serial No. 81,0 87..

Toizllywhomc't may concern.

Be it known that I, WALTER I. Tu'r'rmi, .a

' citizen of theUnited StateSQ-and a resident of Providence, in thecounty of Providence.

\ an Improvement in Reel Construction, of

and State of Rhode Island, have invented which the followingdescription,.in connection with the accompanylng drawings, 1s aspecification, like letters on the drawingsv representing like parts.

This invention relates .to reel or beam construction. One of the objectsthereof is to provide a. simple and practical reel or beam of eiiicientaction. Another object is to provide a device of the above type oflight, rigid and durable construction.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed. out'hereinafter.

The invention accord'ngly consists in the features of construction,combinatlons of elements and arrangement of parts which I will beexemplified in the structure hereinafter'described and the scope of theapplication of which will beindicated in the foldevices The flanges 5are connected as by.

.in Fig. 1.

lowing claims In the accompanying drawing in which is shown oneofvarious possible embodiments of this invention, i f

" Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof partially in section alongtheline A A ,of

Fig. 2

Fig.- 2 is an end view of the device shown 7 "Similar referencecharacters refer to-simi 'lar parts throughout both views of thedrawing.

Referrin now to Fig. l of the drawing,

there is shown a reel, and it may be'here noted that the term reel isused in a broad sense to comprehend any device of. This reel compr seslike general nature. metal barrel or hub'l preferably formed by forcingit into cylindrical shape and. con- 5 necting the meeting edges into abutt joint by means of the strip 2 held to each edge as by the rivets 3or by welding the edges.

Fitted within each endof the hub 1 isa support 4 preferably providedwith flanges 5 secured to the end of the hub as bycountersunk rivets 6or other suitable retaining a suitable web 7 with the body portion 8.The latter part is provided with a trunnion or shaft? 9. This trunnionalthough it may removably interlock with the member 4 in so far ascertain broad features of'this in- 'vention are concerned, is preferablyprovided with recesses or other irregularities 10 cut into its surfaceand the member 4:.

cast about the trunnion using the latter as a core. The metal of themember 4: will thus enter the recesses 10 as indicated'at 11 andirremovably interlock therewith as it shrinksinto place, thus' providinga joint which is strong and rigid to the highest degree. The bodyportion of the support 4 is provided with an outward annular extension12 which forms-a shoulder 13 t'olimit the endwise vmovement of thetrunnions' 9 in. bearings with certain usesof the reel.

Patented Julie 24.1919.

The member 4 is also shaped to form a shoulder 13 against which rests ahead member 14 provided with a central opening which fits about the part12. The head 14 also rests against the flanges 5 and 6 of the barrel toform a rigid support and thence extends outwardly stiffened as bythe-radial ribs 15 which are stamped therein.

driven.

.Thehead is in position by means of The I uter edge of the metallic headis preferably shaped into a concave flange 16 to form a suitable beltrace by which the reel may be two sets of bolts, the inner set of whichcomprises bolts ,17 each preferably having a squared portion 18 adjacenttheir heads 19' which isiorcedinto the metal of the. web 7 THese boltsare held in position asby means of nuts 20. The outer set of bolts -21is *be noted for the sake of clearness that the term hub. is used in abroad sense to denote the body portion of a reel or beam beyondwhichthehead portions extend in a radial-direction, and'that the term head isalso used with abroad meaning.

The method of assembling the above device' and its manner of use willprobably be clear from the above description and it will be seen thatthere is here provided a light, rigid and essentially practical reelsense.

or beam in which the objects of this invention are achieved. s

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to'be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting \Vhat I claim is: i

1. In reel Construction, in combination, a sheet metal hub, a memberfitted within one end of said hub, and having its outer portionsubstantially flush with the end thereof, and

a central portion extending outwardly beend of said hub comprising anouter flange yond said end, means securing. said member within said hub,a head'ha'vi'ng its side resting against said member adjacent its axisand at the outer portions thereof, and longitudinal retaining meansholding the said 3. Inreel construction, in combination, a

sheet metal hub, a member fitted within the which rests against the hub,a central body portion extending outwardly beyond the hub, and aconnecting web, retaining ineans securing said flange to the end of saidhub, a trunnion extending outwardly beyond the said extension of saidmember, a sheet metal head fitted about the extension of said mem-' berand resting against said member adjacent its axis and adjacent the endof said hub, and longitudinal retainln means securing said head to saidmem er.

4. In reel construction, in combination, a sheet metal hub, a memberfitted within the end of said hub comprising an outer flange which restsagainst the hub, a central body portion extending outwardly beyond thehub, and a connecting web, retaining means securing said flange to theend of said hub, a trunnion extending outwardly beyond the saidextension of said member, a sheet metal head fitted about the extensionof said member and resting against said member adjacent its axis andadjacent the end of said hub, and longitudinal retaining means securingsaid head to said member, said head member being formed of sheet metalhaving radial depressions extending inwardly be-' yond the outer portionof the member fitted within the "hub.

In witnesswhereof, I have signed my name to this specification. v.

WALTER I. TU TLE.

Witnesses:

MILDRED'P. ALBRo, J. W. MONEY.

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